The Mindful Journey Journal
Daily inspiration and prompts for the mornings you want to begin again.
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You're not behind.
You're becoming.
Honest writing for new beginnings, hard seasons and the quiet middle. Plus two guided journals and a podcast about building a creative life.
“Start where you are. It counts far more than you think.” — Leslieann
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The journals
Paperbacks with guided prompts, gentle structure, and room to be completely honest.
Nurturing Your Soul: A Guide to Practicing Self-Care
A workbook for actually looking after yourself. Not someday, this week.
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You're Becoming: The 30-Day Journal
Finished the free seven days? Keep going with four weeks of honest prompts, daily affirmations and weekly check-ins. 42 pages to print at home or write on a tablet.
Travel
A slower life abroad
Trinidad & Tobago is home. Grenada is my parents' island, where I spent a birthday driving through nearly every parish with my aunt.
Want to go yourself? My favourite Caribbean destinations are collected in my travel shop, and the tours and excursions I'd choose are in one place, so you can book your next trip with confidence.
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Start with three.
Not sure where to begin? These are the three I'd hand you first.
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Choosing Peace: My Journey Toward a New Life AbroadI’ve been thinking lately: what if I left the U.S. behind and returned to a life more aligned with my roots, where both the ocean and my soul feel at home? As someone born in…September 7, 2025 · 3 min read - 02
45 and Still Writing the StoryThere’s a particular kind of birthday that makes you pause, not because you feel old, but because you finally have enough runway behind you to look back and see the shape of…September 16, 2026 · 5 min read - 03
Why I’m Done Playing SmallI’ve been laid off. I’ve faced major family disappointments. I’ve battled depression.April 3, 2025 · 2 min read
Latest
Travel · September 20, 2026 · 4 min read
Why I Keep Choosing Solo Travel
People always ask if I get lonely traveling by myself. Honestly? Rarely. There’s something about being on my own that I really appreciate…
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The journal
Reflections, letters, affirmations and the odd travel entry. The twelve most recent are here. Find the one for your season in all posts.
Reflection · 5 min read
45 and Still Writing the Story
There’s a particular kind of birthday that makes you pause, not because you feel old, but because you finally have enough runway behind you to look back and see the shape of…
September 16, 2026
Love & Relationships · 2 min read
Self-Respect 101: What Oprah Taught Us About Who Deserves Access to Your Life
If you’ve scrolled social media this week, you’ve probably seen the clip: Oprah Winfrey, sitting across from Keke Palmer on her podcast Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, delivering one…
July 26, 2026
Travel · 3 min read
Choosing Peace: My Journey Toward a New Life Abroad
I’ve been thinking lately: what if I left the U.S. behind and returned to a life more aligned with my roots, where both the ocean and my soul feel at home? As someone born in…
September 7, 2025
Reflection · 2 min read
Why I’m Done Playing Small
I’ve been laid off. I’ve faced major family disappointments. I’ve battled depression.
April 3, 2025
Travel · 3 min read
Discovering Grenada: My Birthday Adventure
This September, I decided to spend my birthday somewhere special: Grenada. It was my first time visiting, and as someone who grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, I wasn’t quite sure…
October 13, 2024
Reflection · 3 min read
Healing Takes Time
The truth is, I’ve been sitting with a lot—more than I ever expected to have to process. Life, in its unpredictable way, threw me a major curveball. My family, the very people…
October 12, 2024
Love & Relationships · 4 min read
Navigating Relationships Where You Feel “Not Enough”
In this thing called life, we inevitably encounter people for whom we never seem to be enough. It’s a harsh reality that many of us face, but it’s crucial to recognize that our…
December 16, 2023
Reflection · 1 min read
Mental Health Awareness
I wanted to briefly talk about Mental Health Awareness. May is Mental Health Awareness. So, what are you doing to support your mental health? What are you doing to incorporate…
May 8, 2023
Reflection · 3 min read
Who Am I?
Turning 40 is a big deal! For most people, it’s a milestone age, others find it daunting. Your “subjective evaluation of your worth as a person” is only going to get better with…
March 19, 2023
Writing · 3 min read
In Honor of World Storytelling Day
Since I’ve started this blog a few years ago, the topics I chose to write about has been random and free flowing. That’s the thing about writing, you let your thoughts flow,…
March 19, 2023
New Beginnings · 2 min read
New Year, Same Me
As the new year begins, many of us take the opportunity to reflect on the past year and set goals for the year ahead. Whether you’re hoping to exercise more, eat healthier, save…
January 9, 2023
Affirmations · 1 min read
I Face the Day With Anticipation and Interest
I sometimes wonder what this day has in store for me. Each morning fills me with excitement and interest about what might transpire that day.
August 18, 2020
The business side
What I'm learning, building it myself
The honest side of the story: what it's really like to build a creative life on my own terms, and everything I'm figuring out as I go.
Behind It · 3 min read
I Rebuilt My Creative Business After Burning It Down. Here's the Order I Did It In.
I took the whole thing apart, including the offers, the pricing, and the schedule, and put it back together in a specific order. Here's that order, honestly, including the part where I got it wrong for two months.
July 7, 2026
Soul Care · 2 min read
Rest Is Not a Reward for Finishing
I used to earn my rest, and I was always short. Now I schedule it first, and the work somehow still gets done.
August 18, 2026
The Business · 3 min read
Squarespace vs. Shopify for Creative Businesses in 2026
I build on both for clients, so I'll skip the feature war and tell you the three questions that actually decide it for you.
August 11, 2026
Systems · 2 min read
Your Morning Isn't the Problem. Your 3pm Is.
I kept rebuilding my mornings when the day was actually falling apart after lunch. Fixing 3pm gave me back six hours a week.
August 4, 2026
The podcast
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